"Let's talk cobblers," said Ian Acheson in The Spectator. The country's "shoe mender-in-chief" has been named minister for prisons. Keir Starmer's appointment of Timpson Group CEO James Timpson, a ...

The boss of Timpson has slammed UK retail parks after claiming they are contributing to the demise of British high streets - as he praised Germany for its 'thriving' town centres. Timpson Group ...

He is working closely with Cheshire-based Lord James Timpson from the pioneering retailer which employs ex-offenders, and is now a government minister. Sir Phil Redmond, creator of such socially ...

Could Texas hold the answer to Britain's prisons crisis? Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and prison minister James Timpson will visit the US state next month to learn about its points-based ...

The prisons minister has said early releases of inmates are necessary to fix the justice “crisis” as one of the county's prisons is set to become the largest in the UK. James Timpson OBE ...

Prisons minister Lord James Timpson said: “It cannot be right for British taxpayers to foot the bill for jailing foreign criminals who have brought misery to our communities. Under this ...

The chain was set up by Sir John Timpson, father of the Labour government's prison minister Sir James Timpson. The shop is in a parade of shops owned by Winchester City Council. Its future is unclear.